"One of the many destructive effects of the lies and conspiracy theories fabricated by the former President and his attorneys to discredit the outcome of the 2020 election was the dramatic increase in threats of violence, attempts to intimidate election officials at all levels."
"one of the most concerning aspects of SB202, the election law that was enacted in Georgia, is that it empowers partisan officials at the state level to take over, reconstitute, and perform the functio..."
"I would submit to colleagues on both sides of the aisle that for the legislative branch to function at the highest potential that we need to be able to rely upon information and research that is condu..."
"The decisions of Members of Congress make are only as good as the information that we have on hand to make judgments and conduct analysis."
"For Congress to have its own research service that is dedicated to objectivity and empiricism and sound information is so important."
"Any recommendations to Congress would be appreciated. And perhaps if there is some emergency legislative measure that would allow us to tackle this problem which is contributing to price and stability..."
"I want to thank you and your team for responding to the letter, the bipartisan letter that I sent with Senator Scott requesting reforms to FEMA disaster relief practices that were discriminatory again..."
"the Senate has an obligation to conduct vigorous oversight and to be assertive in using our authorities"
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for convening this hearing."
"We also need to think about how we connect with our communities, invest in our communities, so they feel safer without the need to overcriminalize."
"I would argue that strengthening the Hate Crimes Statistics Act is the first and most compelling step to be taken."